Maddy McCarthy and Virginia VanLieshout present:
Twilight: After Dark -
A Burlesque Parody
Do you like sexy vampires? Mid-2000’s alternative hits? Brooding men with hair that defies gravity? Insecure girls with a pick-me complex?
Okay, now do you also like jiggling ass? Bouncing tiddies? Group heels choreography? Burlesque-style stripping? Expert pole dancing? Fake mustaches?
OF COURSE YOU DO. So GET READY for all your favorite things to be mashed together into a two-night-only, jaw-dropping, rhinestone-covered, dance-parody extravaganza!!!! Fellas, ladies, theys, and gays, we give you: TWILIGHT: After Dark - A Burlesque Parody, produced and choreographed by the team of Maddy McCarthy and Virginia VanLieshout in collaboration with the dancers.
Sure to knock your socks, pants, and garters off and leave you desperate to escape into the foggy forests of Washington state in search of oddly blue-toned landscapes dotted with sexy, glittering, rock-hard vampires. Dress up, come out, and sit back as we take you through our version of the iconic love story.
Twilight: After Dark is an 18+ show. Twilight cosplay, vampire costumes, and/or halloween costumes are welcome and encouraged. Drinks can be purchased at the bar in the lobby and brought into the performance space. Cash tips for performers strongly encouraged.
Links Hall seating includes chairs, floor cushions, and a small amount of standing room. Seats are first-come, first-serve.
Tickets $25-40.
Maddy McCarthy
Maddy McCarthy (she/they) is a Chicago-based producer, choreographer, and dancer with a BFA in Contemporary Concert Dance from Indiana University. She's grateful to have worked with many Chicago dance companies and independent artists on contemporary projects throughout her career and is now becoming increasingly interested in using movement to explore sensuality and connection with the self, which has led her to finding her dance bliss in showgirl and burlesque projects. She currently has the privilege of serving on the board of LoudBodies Dance and performing with the Hail Marys.
Virginia VanLieshout
Virginia VanLieshout (they/them) is a Chicago-based dancer and choreographer with a BA in dance and BS in biology from Loyola University Chicago. They have had the privilege to perform throughout Chicago for the Jello Performance Series, LoudBodies, Going Dutch Dance Festival, and the Vagina Monologues. Virginia now freelance choreographs and performs throughout Chicago and dances with the Hail Marys and Queer Dance Freakout.
L-R: Maddy McCarthy, Virginia VanLieshout
Artist Credits
Performers:
Kaleigh Dent (she/her)
Alix Schillaci (she/her)
Ray Post (they/them)
Jacque Brejay (he/him)
Mala Mia (she/her)
Lavender Vyxn (she/they)
Kaya Sky (she/her)
Sarah Miller (she/they)
Virginia VanLieshout (they/them)
Maddy McCarthy (she/they)
Reign Drop Winker (they/he)
Tech/Design:
Reign Drop Winker (they/he)
Special Thanks:
Colleen and Susan McCarthy, Sam Flores, Kegan A.O., Lillie Osborne, Layla Dade, Ella Berry, Isabelle Evans, Indiemedia Studios
